The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water

__The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water__ presents an overview of global trends in water law and policy and assesses current global water governance. It provides an historic understanding of how and why after 5,000 years of water governance, that governance still has not reached stability. It identifies the key research questions for water law and policy while providing an overview of the current global water governance regime, its evolving characteristics, and the legal theories involved in these changes. It focuses on water law and discusses the characteristics of national, supranational, and international water law through a combination of case studies and thematic chapters. __The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water__ is the first volume to take a global perspective on the evolution of water law and policy. It describes global patterns and sets forth the particulars of eight national legal systems drawn from every continent and five regional or supranational systems, as well as the body of customary international law as a whole. In particular, it is the first book to explore the interrelation between culture, religion, government and law in water governance and management. The volume is, therefore, a must-read for anyone interested in how water governance has changed through time and in different places as well as anyone interested in how water law has sought to channel water governance through time and in different places and what variables account for the relative success (or lack of success) of water law in performing this channelling function. It is suggestive of possible lines of water law reform and whether a particular reform is likely to be successful. 'The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water' presents an overview of global trends in water law and policy and assesses current global water governance. It provides an historic understanding of how and why after 5000 years of water governance, that governance still has not reached stability. According to a famous Talmudic story (Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Shabbat: 31a), a gentile once approached Rabbi Hillel and asked to be taught the entire Torah while standing on one foot. Hillel replied, `Love your neighbour as yourself. That is the entire Torah. The rest is simply an explanation. Go and learn it!' In much the same way, Jewish law can be described in one word-Torah. All the rest is simply an explanation. The Torah, also known as the Bible, the five books of Moses, and the Pentateuch, was written over 3,000 years ago. Since then, Jewish law has developed various interpretations and applications of the Torah, interpretations of those interpre- tions, and so on. Jewish law contains civil dictates as well as religious protocol. Problems that arose in the framework of religious life and problems surrounding civil relationships both found solutions in the same legal source-the Torah and the Halacha, the Jewish legal interpretations and rulings. This chapter on water law in the Jewish tradition provides insight into Jewish law and custom in general, and rules related to the protection of water sources in particular. One should not look, however, to find a written code of Jewish law, as there is none cover.png......Page 1 Index.pdf......Page 2 01_Chapter_01.pdf......Page 17 01_Chapter_02.pdf......Page 34 01_Chapter_03.pdf......Page 50 01_Chapter_04.pdf......Page 66 02_Chapter_05.pdf......Page 80 02_Chapter_06.pdf......Page 98 02_Chapter_07.pdf......Page 116 02_Chapter_08.pdf......Page 132 02_Chapter_09.pdf......Page 149 02_Chapter_10.pdf......Page 166 02_Chapter_11.pdf......Page 183 02_Chapter_12.pdf......Page 197 02_Chapter_13.pdf......Page 213 03_Chapter_14.pdf......Page 232 03_Chapter_15.pdf......Page 250 03_Chapter_16.pdf......Page 267 03_Chapter_17.pdf......Page 285 03_Chapter_18.pdf......Page 302 04_Chapter_19.pdf......Page 319 04_Chapter_20.pdf......Page 336 04_Chapter_21.pdf......Page 352 04_Chapter_22.pdf......Page 371 05_Chapter_23.pdf......Page 387 Dellapenna_Index.pdf......Page 407 Presents an overview of global trends in water law and policy and assesses global water governance. This book provides an understanding of how and why after 5,000 years of water governance, that governance has not reached stability